Networked Curricula
- Fostering transnational partnerships in open and distance education and blended learning
Start date: Oct 1, 2010,
Das Wissen ist das einzige Gut, das sich vermehrt, wenn man es teilt."M. von Ebner-EschenbachSince the 2001 Prague Higher Education (HE) Summit which included the demand to "step up the development of modules, courses and curricula offered in partnership by institutions", an evolving landscape of transnational partnerships in HE can be witnessed. While this is certainly also valid for open and distance education (ODE) and blended learning, here the activities seem to be missing an overall analysis as well as models and guidelines for facilitating implementation. With the project NetCU, EADTU in partnership with its member organizations would like to fill this gap by combining a set of activities and approaches: a) already existing networked curricula in the field will be collected and analyzed; b) from this analysis, models will be derived and c) guidelines to create and implement different forms of networked curricula in ODE and blended learning will be given. In addition d) experiences with advanced ICT solutions and emerging practices, e.g. social software and OER will be shared, transferred, tested and evaluated.The project outcomes will facilitate the future set-up of networked curricula by HE institutions and potentially lead to more transnational partnerships in ODE and blended learning. Thus NetCU will lead to a successful internationalization of universities and enhanced virtual campuses. Universities will receive strategic and practical support for improving the quality of their curricula and for strengthening their international portfolio. Students will find access to more and better learning opportunities and will enhance their ICT and international skills. On the European level the transparency and convergence in will grow and a European identity of study programmes in ODE and blended learning will be created.
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